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Black Titanium: On the Use of Black Ti as a Bone Substituting Biomaterial: Behind the Scenes of Dual‐Functionality (Small 24/2021)
Author(s) -
Modaresifar Khashayar,
Ganjian Mahya,
Angeloni Livia,
Minneboo Michelle,
Ghatkesar Murali K.,
Hagedoorn PeterLeon,
FratilaApachitei Lidy E.,
Zadpoor Amir A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.202170117
Subject(s) - titanium , biomaterial , dual (grammatical number) , nanotechnology , materials science , bacteria , computer science , biochemical engineering , engineering , biology , metallurgy , art , literature , genetics
Exploiting the potential of the small‐scale pillars of black titanium is proved to be a promising strategy for directing the fate of the cells and bacteria. In article number 2100706, Khashayar Modaresifar and co‐workers use different combinations of pillars' design parameters (e.g., height and arrangement) to reach a certain gain which is, ideally, promoting the osteogenic response of cells and killing the bacteria simultaneously. In that sense, it is not very different than implementing effective tactics in a chess game.